DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 154/2012

of 28 September 2012

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Commission Implementing Decision 2011/648/EU of 4 October 2011 amending Decision 2008/185/EC as regards the inclusion of Belgium in the list of Member States free of Aujeszky’s disease (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

Commission Implementing Decision 2011/879/EU of 21 December 2011 amending Annexes II and IV to Council Directive 2009/158/EC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3)

Commission Implementing Decision 2012/112/EU of 17 February 2012 amending Annex E to Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the model health certificates for animals from holdings and animals, semen, ova and embryos from approved bodies, institutes or centres (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals and animal products such as ova, embryo and semen. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.

(5)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1)

the following indent shall be added in point 9 (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) in Part 4.1 and point 15 (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) in Part 8.1:

‘—	32012 D 0112: Commission Implementing Decision 2012/112/EU of 17 February 2012 (OJ L 50, 23.2.2012, p. 51).’;

(2)

the following indent shall be added in point 84 (Commission Decision 2008/185/EC) in Part 4.2:

‘—	32011 D 0648: Commission Implementing Decision 2011/648/EU of 4 October 2011 (OJ L 260, 5.10.2011, p. 19).’;

(3)

the following indent shall be added in point 3a (Council Directive 2009/158/EC) in Part 8.1 and point 4a (Council Directive 2009/158/EC) in part 4.1:

‘—	32011 D 0879: Commission Implementing Decision 2011/879/EU of 21 December 2011 (OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p. 105).’.

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions 2011/648/EU, 2011/879/EU and 2012/112/EU in the Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 September 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 28 September 2012.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Atle LEIKVOLL

(1) OJ L 260, 5.10.2011, p. 19.

(2) OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p. 105.

(3) OJ L 50, 23.2.2012, p. 51.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.